Ubuntu alert USN-6391-1 (cups)

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Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers@canonical.com>
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"ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com" <ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com>
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[USN-6391-1] CUPS vulnerability
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Wed, 20 Sep 2023 12:37:51 -0400
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6391-1
September 20, 2023

cups vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 23.04
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

CUPS could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially
crafted file.

Software Description:
- cups: Common UNIX Printing System(tm)

Details:

It was discovered that CUPS incorrectly parsed certain Postscript objects.
If a user or automated system were tricked into printing a specially
crafted document, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause CUPS to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 23.04:
   cups                            2.4.2-3ubuntu2.5

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   cups                            2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.7

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   cups                            2.3.1-9ubuntu1.6

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6391-1
   CVE-2023-4504

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/2.4.2-3ubuntu2.5
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/2.4.1op1-1ubunt...
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/2.3.1-9ubuntu1.6